Stur"noid (?), a. [L. sturnus a starling + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or
pertaining to the starlings.
Sturt (?), v. t. [Cf. Start, v. i.] To vex; to annoy; to startle. [Obs.
or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Sturt, n. 1. Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
"Sturt and care." J. Rolland.
2. (Mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
Raymond.
Stur"tion (?), n. A corruption of Nasturtion.
Stut (?), v. i. To stutter. [Obs.] Skelton.
Stut"ter (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Stuttered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stuttering.] [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably of Dutch or Low
German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G. stottern, D. stooten to push,
to strike; akin to G. stossen, Icel. stauta, Sw. stöta, Dan. stöde,
Goth. stautan, L. tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse, Obtuse.] To
hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic
repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.
Macaulay.
Stut"ter, n. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer, and
Stuttering.